Thursday, March 07, 2013

Be a part of El Paso History!

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Parade in downtown El Paso, circa 1890s photo from El Paso County Historical Society Event: El Paso History Summit. When: March 16, 2...
Wednesday, March 06, 2013

What IS the Texas Mountain Trail?

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Our organization, the non-profit Texas Mountain Trail , began with the roadsigns along a figure-8 in Far West Texas.  The scenic driving r...
Tuesday, March 05, 2013

Take a break from fast food: Visit Papa's Pantry in Van Horn

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There's a family-owned place to stop to eat on I-10 that folks may not know about...Papa's Pantry in Van Horn.  Take the second ex...
Monday, March 04, 2013

Spring Break at Fort Davis National Historic Site

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Every day during Spring Break, March 9-16, there will be living history soldiers and ladies present to add to your visit and illuminate t...
Sunday, March 03, 2013

Poppies Fest!

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Make plans to attend the Poppies Fest, Sat. March 23, 10 am to 4 pm at the El Paso Museum of Archaeology , Free Parking and Free Shuttle...
Saturday, March 02, 2013

Early life in Culberson County

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In the collection of the Clark Hotel Museum , is a wonderful photo archive, digitally preserved by the Portal to Texas History at UNT Li...
Friday, March 01, 2013

Van Horn's Clark Hotel Museum

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Van Horn's Clark Hotel Museum exhibits relics from earlier days in Culberson County, including this bonnet and carriage, donations f...
Thursday, February 28, 2013

Sunset in Marfa, Hwy 90 W

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Just another wonderful sky in the Texas Mountain Trail region!
Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Lovelies from the Cactus Greenhouse

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One of the brightest places to show color just about anytime of the year is the Cactus Greenhouse in Fort Davis' Chihuahuan Desert N...
Tuesday, February 26, 2013

What You Hear at the Fort

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When you visit the wonderful Fort Davis National Historic Site , you'll hear the bugle calls.  The bugle was used to signal to the sol...
Monday, February 25, 2013

Tacos!!

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El Paso native and chef, Aaron Sanchez, talks about a local institution, Chico's Tacos, on "The Best Thing I Ever Ate!"
Sunday, February 24, 2013

New Word on the "Tiffany" Dome

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Dome in El Paso's historic El Camino Real hotel Photo: THC For some time, the stained glass dome in El Paso's historic El Camino...
Saturday, February 23, 2013

Be a Part of El Paso History!!

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Downtown El Paso (Plaza in center back) around 1890s Photo: Collection of the El Paso County Historical Society Event: El Paso History ...
Friday, February 22, 2013

Cloud Watchers

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A hand in the clouds? One of our Texas Mountain Trail board members in El Paso, Herb Price, has a great view of the sky above the Frankl...
Thursday, February 21, 2013

Riding to McGuirk's Dream, Part 2

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Mountain bikers were greeted by TPWD's Linda Hedges who interpreted the site Yesterday, we started our report on our ride to the Con...
Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Riding to McGuirk's Dream, Part 1

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TPWD's (and TMT board member) Linda Hedges leads an interpretive hike to Casa Contrabando during the Chihuahuan Desert Bike Fest Re...
Tuesday, February 19, 2013

When you say, "You'll go back in time," how far back is that?

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    Any traveler to the region will tell you:   We've got--   Wide Open Spaces Freedom Frontier   And not many people...
Monday, February 18, 2013

Friday's sunset

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Highway 90 West in Marfa   Early light of Friday's sunset from above a neighborhood fence in Marfa
Sunday, February 17, 2013

Scenes from a GREAT Museum

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One of the best small museums you'll find anywhere is in Alpine on the campus of Sul Ross State University , the Museum of the Big B...
Saturday, February 16, 2013

Hiking to the Top of Texas, Guadalupe Peak by Sarah Clark

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Sarah Clark is a Community Outreach SCA AmeriCorps Intern serving at Guadalupe Mountains National Park.  She's helping us promote the...